SPRING 2013 | ISSUE thirTy-two editorial | Stephanie SAYS
“With ace musicians, I was walking up Grant Avenue minding my own business when out of the shadows emerged a sincere-looking young man in a suit. He was holding a can chamber music trump of creamed corn. “Want to make three dollars?” he asked brightly. Circa 1973, three dollars actually sounded pretty good. Plus, I hadn’t made my minimum cards, and incredible after four hours of playing music on the street in San Francisco, and I was hungry. Even for creamed corn. new compositions In a bland, windowless third-floor office, I swirled, stirred, smelled, poked, hidden up our sleeves, chewed, and swallowed what seemed like hundreds of bowls of creamed corn. At first, I hungrily ate the entire bowlful; by the end of the afternoon, I was it’s clear the deck is barely able to keep it down. But I persevered, putting on my best poker face. At the end of the tasting, I grimly shoved the three dollars into my flute bag stacked in our favor.“ and went on my way. “What in the world does creamed corn have to do with Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society?” you rightfully ask. A little bit of creamed corn is a tasty side dish, but you’d never want to make a meal of it. That’s our philosophy at BDDS — we’d never feed you a whole meal of creamed corn, or all Beethoven, or all Kenji Bunch, for that matter. We like variety, and so do you. You are willing to follow us into an unpredictable experience; perhaps you might not care for some of the music, but some of it will also be the sweetest you’ve ever heard. And no matter what you think of the individual pieces, you always tell us you believe in the performances. Jeffrey and I, the deuces in “Deuces Are Wild,” are going to put our cards on the table this summer and bring you the most satisfying mix of music, theater, art, and surprise. We are thrilled to present a new BDDS artist, soprano Emily Birsan, together with bass-baritone Timothy Jones and the amazing John DeMain (as pianist!), in a concert exploring the fabled love triangle of Robert and Clara Schumann and the young Johannes Brahms. We also welcome for the first time the brilliant new concertmaster of the Madison Symphony, Naha Greenholtz, and a clarinetist we’ve been trying to get for ten years, the incomparable Burt Hara from the Minnesota Orchestra. The San Francisco Trio is back, with virtuoso violinist Axel Strauss, elegant cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau, and Jeffrey on piano. And there’s more; just turn this page to see the whole season, which only comes once a year, in June. With ace musicians, chamber music trump cards, and incredible new compositions hidden up our sleeves, it’s clear the deck is stacked in our favor. Don’t get lost in the shuffle on the way to the concert hall!
Stephanie Jutt, artistic director of BDDS. C&N Photography P.S. Sorry for all the corn.
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WEEK ONE | JUNE 14, 15, 16 FOLLOW SUIT Kenji Bunch: New Moon and Morning for flute and string quartet Stephanie Jutt, flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major (“Kegelstatt”), K. 498, for clarinet, viola, and piano Jeffrey Sykes, piano Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115 – Sponsored by George Reizner Carmit Zori, violin sponsored by The Family of The Playhouse, Overture Center, Madison Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green John Stoelting, in loving memory Friday, June 14, 7:30 PM Sunday, June 16, 2:30 p.m. Suzanne Beia, violin1 sponsored by Karen & Dan Baumann LOST IN THE SHUFFLE Yura Lee, viola Maurice Emmanuel: Sonata for flute, clarinet, and piano sponsored by Linda & Keith Clifford Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata in C minor for viola and piano Anthony Ross, cello Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, sponsored by Harry Miles & Susan Earley with narration by Linda Clauder Burt Hara, clarinet sponsored by Anne & Peter Wadsack The Playhouse, Overture Center, Madison Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green Saturday, June 15, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 6:30 p.m. 1 Suzanne Beia performs in “Follow Suit”
WEEK TWO | JUNE 21, 22, 23 STACKED DECK
Ferdinand Ries, Flute Quartet in D minor - Sponsored by Margo & Joe Melli Stephanie Jutt, flute Ned Rorem: War Scenes for bass-baritone and piano Jeffrey Sykes, piano Frank Martin: Sonnets to Cassandra for soprano, flute, viola, and cello Emily Birsan, soprano Gabriel Faure: Piano Quartet in G minor, op. 45 – Sponsored by Carla & Dick Love sponsored by Martha & Charles Casey Stoughton Opera House Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green Timothy Jones, bass-baritone Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2:30 p.m. John DeMain, piano2 sponsored by Carla & Fernando Alvarado and Thomas Terry PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE Suzanne Beia, violin2 The story of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms told through songs, instrumental works, letters, and diary entries Christopher Dozoryst, viola2 Songs of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms 2 Parry Karp, cello Clara Schumann: Three Romances, op. 22, for flute and piano – Sponsored by Larry Bechler & Patty Struck sponsored by Susan Horwitz & Thomas Reps Robert Schumann: Three Romances, op. 94, for flute and piano Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme of Schumann, op. 23, for piano 4-hands 2 John DeMain performs in “Put Your Card on the Table” Suzanne Beia, Christopher Dozoryst, and Parry Karp The Playhouse, Overture Center, Madison Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green perform in “Stacked Deck” Saturday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23,6:30 p.m.
WEEK THREE | JUNE 28, 29, 30 POKER FACE
Stephanie Jutt, flute Aaron Copland: Sonata for violin and piano, transcribed for flute by Stephanie Jutt Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto #22 in E-flat Major, K. 482, for piano, flute, Jeffrey Sykes, piano violin, and cello, transcribed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel Axel Strauss,violin Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, op. 36, for piano trio, transcribed by Theodor Kirchner sponsored by Vicki & Jerry Stewart and Katherine Naherny & Roger Ganser Stoughton Opera House Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green Friday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2:30 p.m. Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello sponsored by Daphne Webb
Naha Greenholtz, violin3 PLAY THE HAND YOU’VE BEEN DEALT sponsored by Barbara Johnson Dick Kattenburg: Quartet for flute, violin, cello, and piano Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite, op. 23, for piano left-hand, two violins, and cello 3 P.O. Box 2348 Naha Greenholtz performs in Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, op. 97 (“Archduke”) - Sponsored by Norma & Elliott Sober “Play the Hand You’ve Been Dealt” Madison, WI 53701-2348 608.255.9866 The Playhouse, Overture Center, Madison Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 6:30 p.m. www.bachdancinganddynamite.org
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THA NK YO U! 2013 Free Family ConcerT BDDS thanks Holy This season’s Free Family Concert, “Musical Transformers: Variations on a Theme,” will be an interactive event that will be entertaining for all ages. Stephanie and Jeffrey will be joined by Carmit Zori and Suzanne Wisdom Monastery Beia, violinists; Yura Lee, violist; and two members of the Minneapolis Orchestra, Anthony Ross, cellist, and Burt for hosting all of our Hara, clarinetist. Together with the audience, they will explore the technique of theme and variations, using music by Brahms, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and others. Just as a Transformer might change into a number of different shapes for Week One musicians. We different purposes or a writer might express a single idea in several ways, composers often write themes that they are eagerly anticipating ornament, decorate, and otherwise transform for different musical ends. the joy of the focused Join us on Saturday, June rehearsals, peacefulness, 15, at 11:00 a.m. in The hospitality, and delicious Playhouse at Overture Center. The 320 seats in The meals prepared by Barbara Playhouse will be available on Wright, the former chef of a first-come first-served basis. We thank CUNA Mutual Group; the Mediterranean Café. Murphy Desmond, Lawyers; Pat For more information about Powers and Thomas Wolfe; and Overture Center for helping us Holy Wisdom Monastery, present this special chamber visit benedictinewomen.org music program.